# Accident 19890129038171A: Cessna 150L, Seneca Falls, NY, January 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1989, 16:10 local time
- Place: Seneca Falls, NY
- Airport: Seneca Falls Airport Inc Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9106° N, 76.7904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9106&lon=-76.7904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17109, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17109-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150L (registry code 2071826, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890129038171A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT LANDED ON TOP OF N12679 WHILE BOTH WERE ON SHORT FINAL FOR LANDING AT 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N12679, Cessna 172: [Accident 19890129038172A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890129038172A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA076), Jan 29, 1989: Cessna 150L (N17109), Seneca Falls, NY, minor damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE C-150, N17109, TO MAINTAIN PROPER SEPARATION FROM OTHER AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N17109 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900830037929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900830037929A), Aug 30, 1990: Cessna 150L (N17109), Palmyra, NY, Destroyed. Solo student stalled aircraft during go around. Was too low to recover.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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